Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment (HIRE)

Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment (HIRE) is sponsored by California Workforce Development Board (CWDB). The HIRE initiative provides funding for community-based organizations and other nonprofit organizations to offer employment services to justice-involved individuals in California. Objectives include increasing employment opportunities and job mobility, and providing training, reskilling, upskilling, and supportive services.

Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2. 0 - California Grants Portal The California Workforce Development Board (CWDB) is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $9. 5 million in funding for the Helping Justice-Involved Reenter Employment 2.

0 (HIRE 2. 0) grant program. This funding builds on past and current investments in the reentry population.

HIRE 2. 0 extends the CWDB’s portfolio of investments for California’s reentry population and represents the second cycle of the HIRE grant program. HIRE 2.

0 aims to increase employment opportunities and job mobility for justice-involved individuals by supporting training, supportive services, reskilling and upskilling, and needs-related payments. This funding builds on the CWDB’s past and current investments in workforce programming for the reentry population. HIRE 2.

0 funding is available only to existing HIRE 1. 0 grantees and Network Spokes (subrecipients). A HIRE 1.

0 grantee is defined as an existing Network Hub or Independent project awarded grant funds to operate programming under HIRE 1. 0. A subrecipient refers to a HIRE 1.

0 Network Spoke that operated programming under a HIRE Network. The HIRE 2. 0 grant program’s objectives are to: • Increase employment opportunities and job mobility for justice-involved individuals.

• Provide training, reskilling, upskilling, and supportive services to justice-involved individuals to improve employment opportunities and job mobility. Applicants must identify a single project type prior to applying. Organizations may only apply for one project type.

The CWDB has identified two different project types for the HIRE 2. 0 grant program: 1. Independent 2.

HIRE Network projects Local workforce development boards, community-based organizations (CBOs), and other agencies areexpected to operate in a collaborative relationship for each project type to recruit and support participants, assess their needs, and provide supportive, direct, and needs-related payments to participants. Award ranges for HIRE 2.

0 will be determined by the designations established for large and small CBOs under HIRE 1. 0. For example, a HIRE 1.

0 grantee or subrecipient designated as a small CBO may apply only for the award range designated for small CBOs under HIRE 2. 0. Funding available through this Request for Applications (RFA) is limited to existing HIRE (HIRE 1.

0) grantees and Network Spokes only. Applicants must select a single project type; therefore, HIRE 1. 0 Network Spokes, electing to apply as an Independent project, cannot also apply as part of a HIRE 2.

0 Network. Matching Funding Requirement: All project types are required to leverage/match funding from a non-CWDB source for a minimum of 50% of their total requested funding. The CWDB will also prioritize projects with the capacity to leverage/match resources beyond the 50% leverage/match requirement.

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Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.

Estimated amount per award Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display. Letter of Intent Required?

Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent. Requires Matched Funding? Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.

The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number. The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee.

Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly). State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying. For questions about this grant, contact: Solicitations, 1-916-657-1440, Solicitations@cwdb.

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